Mailjet vs Mailchimp

Switch to send-based email pricing that scales with you

Mailjet pricing is built around email volume, not audience size. On core paid plans, you can grow your audience without paying per contact, giving teams a more predictable alternative to Mailchimp’s audience-based pricing.

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Why teams switch from Mailchimp to Mailjet

Mailjet offers a simpler way to scale email by aligning pricing with sending volume, clearer tiers, and built-in collaboration.

Pricing driven by sends

Costs scale with email volume, not audience size, on core paid plans.

Not priced on total audience size

Mailchimp pricing scales with audience size. Mailjet pricing on core paid plans scales with sending volume.

Team-ready platform

Marketing and transactional email, built for collaboration.

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Mailjet vs Mailchimp: Compare pricing, limits, and features

Compare how Mailjet and Mailchimp differ on pricing structure, usage limits, and core capabilities, so you can choose the platform that fits how your team actually sends email.

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Feature
Mailjet
Mailchimp
Free tier email limit
6,000 emails/month
500 email sends
Free tier contact limit
1,000 contacts
2,000 contacts
Price at 10,000 emails
$17/mo
$45/mo
Price at 500,000 emails
$470/mo
$650/mo
Pricing model clarity
Email volume (core plans)
Audience size
Marketing + transactional in one platform
Transactional email included (no add-on)
Real-time collaboration
Developer API + SMTP relay (transactional)
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Email Marketing Software & Email API

All your emails in one platform

Mailjet brings marketing and transactional email together in one platform, so teams can build, send, and manage email without juggling separate tools.

  • Send campaigns and transactional emails from one place

  • Share templates, analytics, and workflows across teams

  • Track performance and deliverability in a single view

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data security & compliance

Secure, reliable email delivery you can trust

Mailjet meets enterprise security and compliance requirements with audited controls and dependable infrastructure, so teams can switch with confidence.

  • ISO 27001 certified 

  • GDPR compliant

  • SOC 2 audited

  • 99.99% uptime 

  • CCPA Compliant 

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FOR DEVELOPERS

Integrate email in minutes

Integrate Mailjet’s Email API in minutes to send transactional and triggered messages with confidence. Use templating, personalization, and robust event tracking backed by strong deliverability. Clear docs and SDKs help you go from first call to production quickly.

  • Official SDKs (7 languages)
  • Clear, practical API docs

  • Sandbox for safe testing

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PREDICTABLE PRICING

Pricing aligned to emails sent

Mailjet pricing is built around sending volume and plan capabilities. As you grow, you move through clear tiers that make costs easier to predict than platforms built around audience size and contact tiers.

  • Free tier available, no credit card required

  • No setup fees

  • Cancel anytime

COMMON QUESTIONS

Switching From Mailchimp FAQ

You can export audiences and templates from Mailchimp and import them into Mailjet. Set up sending domains and authentication, then recreate segmentation and automation as needed. For transactional email, developers switch code to Mailjet’s API or SMTP relay with minimal disruption.

Mailjet pricing is based on sending volume and the capabilities your team needs. As you grow, choose a plan that matches your usage and feature requirements, making costs easier to predict compared to audience-based pricing models.

Mailjet supports core campaign capabilities like design, segmentation, basic automation, personalization, and A/B testing. For developers, Mailjet offers an Email API, SMTP relay, and templating. Collaboration features help teams work together on campaigns and sends.

Yes. You can import contacts via CSV or API and map fields, including subscription status and custom properties. By bringing over consent-related fields and applying subscription rules correctly, you can maintain audience integrity during the transition.

Yes. Mailjet provides support and onboarding resources to help with setup, authentication, and rollout. You can choose support options that match your migration timeline and complexity.

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